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Study discovers key function for tight junctions in embryo models
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers at Gladstone Institutes' iPS Cell Research Centre discovered that tight connections between cells play an important role in gastrulation in human embryos. The study was published in Developmental Cell.
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Chinese scientist puts forward proposal for modifying human embryos to hel
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
He Jiankui sparked global outrage in 2018 when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited children. In 2019, he was sentenced to three years in prison in China for "illegal medical practices". He, however, remerged last year and surprised the global scientific community when he an
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Hormone therapy can help couples with unexplained infertility: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A small study of couples experiencing unexplained infertility found that hormone therapy may improve their chances of having a child. The study, which was presented at the 39th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, compared couples attempting to conceiv
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Adenomyosis increases risk of pregnancy and childbirth complications in wo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to research presented at the 39th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), women with adenomyosis, a chronic condition that can cause pelvic pain and heavy menstrual bleeding, are at an increased risk of infertility as well as problems in
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Hormone treatment may help couples with unexplained infertility
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A small study of couples facing unexplained infertility reveals that hormone therapy may boost the chances of having a baby. The trial, presented today (Monday) at the 39th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) [1], compared couples trying to co
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Merck Foundation Shares Impact of Their Partnership with Ghana First Lady
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 21: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, recently conducted their annual conference, the 9th Edition of "Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary". The conference was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp
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New embryonic cell type that self-destructs to protect developing embryo:
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers looking at early human embryo gene activity data have uncovered a previously unknown type of cell that self-destructs days after formation as a quality control measure to safeguard the growing baby. The research provides new information on what occurs in the very early stages of
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Researchers target stem cells in human stomach to treat diabetes
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A potential strategy for treating diabetes uses stem cells from the human stomach to create cells that release insulin in response to rising blood sugar levels.
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Study finds mitochondrial mutations in single cells
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
New knowledge about mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations has been obtained through the use of a high-throughput single-cell, single-mitochondrial genome sequencing technique known as iMiGseq. This technology also provides a platform for evaluating mtDNA editing techniques and genetically diag
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Study finds how worm embryos produce specific, pluripotent cells
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered how specific proteins within roundworm chromosomes enable their offspring to produce specialised cells generations later, a startling discovery that challenges the conventional wisdom that hereditary information for cell differentiation is primarily ingrained with
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Merck Foundation and African first ladies mark World Health Day 2023 by an
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks "World Health Day" 2023 together with African First Ladies who are also Ambassadors of Merck Foundation "More Than a Mother" Campaign. In accor
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Launching M.Sc. in Clinical Embryology and Assisted Reproductive Technolog
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 13 (ANI/PNN): Embryology is a branch of science that studies the formation, growth, and development of embryos. Jain University's School of Allied Healthcare and Sciences has introduced a Master's specifically regarding the Clinical study and research of
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